MutantClannfear wrote: "Our current policy is that we include certain non-metal projects if we see them as being integral to the metal scene in some way. Karl Sanders' solo project is a good example of this - not metal in the slightest, but very firmly entrenched in the metal scene such that somebody interested in metal might look for them in a metal database."
Interesting. Seems VERY selective to me, though. For instance, I see the page for the extremely popular band Behemoth (Pol), but no page for Nergal's recent, decidedly non-Metal side-project Me and That Man. I also see the page for Thrash Metal legends Metallica, but no page for Spastik Children. Four of the eight historical members of Metallica (James, Kirk, Cliff & Jason) were once members of this band. Granted, I have no information to go on for the band's output or musical style (largely because there is no metal-archives page for the band), but using your rationale of Metallica being "very firmly entrenched in the metal scene such that somebody interested in metal might look for them in a metal database", you would be forced to think that users looking into the history of Metallica may find it interesting to research members' side-projects, such as Spastik Children. You know, like users who are fans of Nile might wish to visit the page of Karl Sanders' solo project, for more prospective on his non-Nile body of work. Given I already stated that I'm not aware of Spastik Children's discography (or lack thereof), you might counter by stating that the band has no official releases and, therefore, does not warrant its own metal-archives page. If that is the case, perhaps you could explain how and why the band Amen from Poland, for example, has a metal-archives page:
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Amen/67095How does this all tie in to Tad, you might ask? Well, Tad is not the only band that Tad Doyle has been a member of. Sure enough, there are three other bands that he has been a member of that, in fact, do have metal-archives pages.:
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Br ... 3540292728https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Lumbar/3540372770https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Roareth/3540311016So, I might be inclined to ask (and I certainly am) why users who come to this site to peruse the band pages of, say, Brothers of the Sonic Cloth or Lumbar are not entitled to access a linking page to a band such as Tad.. or even Hog Molly, for that matter. Many users who are introduced to Tad Doyle through the music of Brothers of the Sonic Cloth may be interested to learn about the history of this officially-sanctioned Metal band's vocalist/guitarist, much in the way that fans of Nile would be interested in the Karl Sanders solo project, or fans of Gorgoroth would be interested in Gaahl's and Kvitrafn's involvement in the decidedly non-Metal band Wardruna.
So, here we have it. Wardruna and Karl Sanders' solo project are fine and cleared for metal-archives pages, even though it is freely-admitted that they, in and of themselves, have no claim to any sort of Metal music style. However, a dude like Tad Doyle, with three (3) metal-archives-approved bands to his credit, is not suitable for having his most famous, most searched, and highest-contentioned -as-a-Metal-band band included on this site. Never mind the fact that Tad (the band) is light years closer to what anyone would call Metal than Wardruna or Karl Sanders. Even though Tad was basically Alternative Rock/Metal's version of Motörhead - straddling the line between Hard Rock and Metal for most of their careers, respectively. And that's exactly how I think of the band Tad. They were the Motörhead of their time. Can you imagine the e-riot that would ensue if the mods of this site ever decided to take down Motörhead's page?!
Hopefully, I've given proper examples and reasoning that force any rational-thinking individual to seriously revisit the standards and practices of accepting or denying bands on this site. I think this site does a great service to Metal music. But the completely arbitrary method of selective exclusion of this band or that band that continues to go on is ridiculous. If you have a set of rules, then they are rules to be followed by everyone, for everyone and every band. There is no need to play favorites.